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We encourage comments that:

• Are "on topic", and that respond to the content in the article or blog post

• Are responses to comments left by other readers

• Are brief and to the point

• Have a positive/constructive tone

• Are open to being contradicted by other readers

• Might disagree with the content in the article or blog post, but they never insult the writer of the article or blog post, or other commenters

We discourage comments that:

• Are not "on topic", or are not responding to other comments or the content in the article or blog post

• Insult the writer of the article or blog post or other commenters

• Are excessively long or negative in tone

We will delete comments, without notice, that:

• Are abusive, harassing, threatening or vulgar

• Are personal attacks, including name-calling or celebrations of another person's death or misfortune